research Msi2 Maintains Quiescent State of Hair Follicle Stem Cells by Directly Repressing the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway
The Msi2 protein helps keep hair follicle stem cells inactive, controlling hair growth and regeneration.
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research CXXC5: A Novel Regulator and Coordinator of TGF-β, BMP, and Wnt Signaling
CXXC5 is a protein that controls cell growth and healing processes, and changes in its activity can lead to diseases like cancer and hair loss.
research Inducing Hair Follicle Neogenesis with Secreted Proteins Enriched in Embryonic Skin
Three specific proteins can turn adult skin cells into hair-growing cells, suggesting a new hair loss treatment.
research A Role for the TGF-β/BMP Co-Receptor Endoglin in the Molecular Oscillator That Regulates the Hair Follicle Cycle
Endoglin is crucial for proper hair growth cycles and stem cell activation in mice.
research Two-Ligand Priming Mechanism for Potentiated Phosphoinositide Synthesis Is an Evolutionarily Conserved Feature of Sec14-Like Phosphatidylinositol and Phosphatidylcholine Exchange Proteins
A protein in plants needs to bind two lipids to help with root hair growth, and this process is similar across different plant species.
research Localization of Varicella-Zoster Virus Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Human Skin
The research found that chickenpox virus spreads in skin through blood then to skin cells, while shingles virus moves from nerves to hair follicle areas before infecting skin cells.
research Relationship Between Betacoronaviruses and the Endocrine System: A New Key to Understand the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Comprehensive Review
Betacoronaviruses, like COVID-19, may cause hormone system dysfunction and affect disease susceptibility and severity.
research The TOR–Auxin Connection Upstream of Root Hair Growth
High energy boosts root hair growth in plants, while low energy stops it.
research Alopecia Areata Susceptibility Variant in MHC Region Impacts Expressions of Genes Contributing to Hair Keratinization and Is Involved in Hair Loss
A gene variant increases the risk of a type of hair loss by affecting hair protein production.
research p53 Is a Direct Transcriptional Repressor of Keratin 17: Lessons from a Rat Model of Radiation Dermatitis
The protein p53 directly reduces the production of Keratin 17, a skin and hair protein, in rats with radiation dermatitis.
research GPR39 Marks Specific Cells Within the Sebaceous Gland and Contributes to Skin Wound Healing
GPR39 is linked to certain cells in the sebaceous gland and helps with skin healing.
research Human Papillomavirus E6/E7 Oncogenes Promote Mouse Ear Regeneration by Increasing the Rate of Wound Re-Epithelization and Epidermal Growth
HPV genes in mice improve ear tissue healing by speeding up skin growth and repair.
research Pre-Aggregation of Scalp Progenitor Dermal and Epidermal Stem Cells Activates the WNT Pathway and Promotes Hair Follicle Formation In Vitro and In Vivo Systems
Grouping certain skin cells together activates a growth pathway that helps create new hair follicles.
research Exome-Wide Age-Of-Onset Analysis Reveals Exonic Variants In ERN1 And SPPL2C Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers found two new genetic variants linked to Alzheimer's disease.
research HMGB1 Promotes Hair Growth via the Modulation of Prostaglandin Metabolism
A protein called HMGB1 helps hair grow by affecting prostaglandin metabolism.
research Targeting the Stem Cell Niche: Role of Collagen XVII in Skin Aging and Wound Repair
Collagen XVII is important for skin aging and wound healing.
research Tp63-Expressing Adult Epithelial Stem Cells Cross Lineage Boundaries Revealing Latent Hairy Skin Competence
Adult stem cells with Tp63 can form hair and skin cells when placed in new skin, showing they have hidden abilities for skin repair.
research Factors Regulating Quiescent Stem Cells: Insights from the Intestine and Other Self-Renewing Tissues
The document concludes that stem cell inactivity is actively controlled and important for tissue repair and balance.
research Injury-Induced Interleukin-1 Alpha Promotes Lgr5 Hair Follicle Stem Cells Regeneration and Proliferation via Regulating Regenerative Microenvironment in Mice
The protein interleukin-1 alpha helps regenerate hair follicles and increase stem cell growth in mice.
research Epimedium Brevicornum Maxim Extract Enhances Melanin Biosynthesis and Melanosome Biogenesis/Transfer
Epimedium extract helps increase skin pigmentation and could be a new treatment for conditions with reduced pigmentation.
research Increased Androgen Receptor Messenger RNA in Frontal-Parietal Hair Follicles of Women with Androgenetic Alopecia
Women with hair loss have more androgen receptors in certain hair follicles.
research Skipping of Exons by Premature Termination of Transcription and Alternative Splicing Within Intron-5 of the Sheep SCF Gene: A Novel Splice Variant
A new mRNA variant of the SCF gene in sheep skin produces a shorter, different protein.
research Keep Quiet—How Stress Regulates Hair Follicle Stem Cells
Stress hormone corticosterone suppresses hair growth by affecting stem cell activity and Gas6 protein expression.
research A Kaleidoscope of Keratin Gene Expression and the Mosaic of Its Regulatory Mechanisms
Keratin protein production in cells is controlled by a complex system that changes with cell type, health, and conditions like injury or cancer.
research Stat3 Partly Inhibits Cell Proliferation Via Direct Negative Regulation of FST Gene Expression
The protein STAT3 slows down cell growth by blocking the FST gene, which affects hair development in sheep.
research Partial Proteasome Inhibitors Induce Hair Follicle Growth by Stabilizing Beta-Catenin
Certain inhibitors applied to the skin can promote hair growth by maintaining a key hair growth signal.
research A Desmosomal Cadherin Controls Multipotent Hair Follicle Stem Cell Quiescence and Orchestrates Regeneration Through Adhesion Signaling
A protein called desmoglein 3 is important for keeping hair follicle stem cells inactive and helps in their regeneration.
research Wnt4 Increases the Thickness of the Epidermis in Burn Wounds by Activating Canonical Wnt Signalling and Decreasing Cell Junctions Between Epidermal Cells
Wnt4 protein makes the outer skin layer thicker in burn wounds by turning on a specific healing pathway and loosening the connections between skin cells.
research Characterization of Novel TMEM173 Mutation with Additive IFIH1 Risk Allele
A new mutation in the TMEM173 gene and a risk allele in IFIH1 cause a unique set of immune-related symptoms.
research Arabidopsis Retromer Subunit AtVPS29 Is Involved in SLY1-Mediated Gibberellin Signaling
AtVPS29 is essential for proper plant growth by regulating gibberellin signaling.